Case Studies

The executives at the Gordon company have assisted a variety of distinguished clients utilizing a full range of promotions:

Bernie Robbins Jewelers

Harvey Rovinsky and his wife, Maddy, owned three stores, two in the greater Philadelphia area, and one in New Jersey.  They had long considered how to sell or transition their business to new owners, but without success.  Then it dawned on them that their succession plan was right in front of them.  It was their longtime, loyal, and tenured staff that would take over their business as the Rovinskys planned their retirement. 

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McGee & Company Fine Jewelers

Bob McGee, the long-time and well-respected owner of McGee Jewelers in Greenwood, IN, turned 70 and decided it was time to slow down.  With his son and daughter-in-law in the business for over a decade, it seemed to be the right move to conduct a Retirement Sale.  After researching other companies, the McGees chose The Gordon Company and were very pleased with the results of their sale.

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Anderson Brothers Jewelers

Established in 1923, Anderson Brothers Jewelers in Lubbock was one of West Texas’ oldest and finest stores. But after nearly 100 years in existence, the owners made the difficult decision that it was finally time to retire. Knowing the quality reputation of The Gordon Company, they called on the firm to run their extensive sale events.

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Charles Koll Jewellers

Charles Koll Jewellers has been serving the fine jewelry needs of the greater San Diego community since 1961. Custom design and hand fabrication are not just part of what they do, it is what they do. Located for years in the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego, it was time to move the business to an expansive, free-standing building in nearby Sorrento Valley.

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Levys Fine Jewelry

Levys Fine Jewelry is a well-known and respected multi-generation fixture in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. As one of the biggest buyers of fine estate and period pieces in the southeast, they had accumulated a unique inventory of incredible size, diversity, and interest. But they were faced with a daunting dilemma.

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Gables Gems

Gables Gems, located on Miracle Mile in beautiful Coral Gables, Florida, is a fine jewelry store specializing in diamonds, colored gemstones, pearls, and unique jewelry designs. It is owned by the brother/sister team of Miguel Gutierrez-Sampedro and Cristina Gutierrez-Taquechel, both of whom were born in Cuba and came to Miami with their parents when they were children.

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Mosher’s Jewelers

After a history dating back to 1898, the fourth-generation owners, brother and sister, Bill and Emily, wanted to retire and decided to close their jewelry store and conclude doing business. Maintaining their reputation in the community was important to them, so choosing the right company to help them execute a successful retirement event was really important.

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Devon Fine Jewelry

Nancy Schuring’s modest beginnings in jewelry started in a tiny room in her apartment in 1975 and has evolved into a beautiful and gracious showroom you see today in Wyckoff, NJ. Her extraordinary store boasts of some of the finest brands in the jewelry industry with one of the widest selections of gems – over 100 different varieties – found anywhere in the United States

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Van Cott Jewelers

The Levine Legacy began when Herb Levine’s father and Bill Levine’s grandfather, Rubine Levine, came to the Triple Cities to begin his own jewelry career. Prompted by opportunity and the will to establish a family business, Rubine’s honesty and fair dealing led the way for his son and grandson to follow his footsteps.

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Sartor Hamman Jewelers

Since 1905, Sartor Hamann Jewelers is where Lincoln and Grand Island Nebraskans shop for the finest jewelry. Lincoln’s first quality jeweler was Ernest Sartor, who later partnered with Bill Hamman and his son, Don, to become known as Sartor Hamann Jewelers.

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Huffords Jewelry

Huffords Jewelry has been a fixture in the greater St. Louis community since 1948, providing customers with fine jewelry, quality brands, and exceptional service. Duff Hufford was ready to take a step back from the daily operations and to move into semi-retirement with the intent of handing the reins over to his son, Dan, as the third generation jeweler to run the family store.

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Harold Stevens Diamond & Jewelry Studio

Harold Krasner began his journey in the jewelry industry along with his wife, Joy, in downtown San Diego in 1979. A second generation jeweler, Harold was born and raised in South Africa, so diamonds were his passion and his DNA.

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Frederic Goodman Jewelers

Rowland D. Goodman establishes his jewelry store in Newark, New Jersey in 1932. Goodman’s guiding principles of treating customers with loyalty and respect became hallmarks of his service to the community. This led to opening more stores in New Jersey and New York City and fostered prosperity for the firm.

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The Green Bull

Situated on Main Street in the picturesque, historic town of Boerne, Texas, The Green Bull jewelry store was housed in a 110 year old building which originally served as the town’s livery stable. The nearby railroad depot would pick up visitors and transport them around town, and for only $1.50 a day, the stable would rent out a horse and buggy to its guests. 

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Romm Diamonds

Romm Diamonds is the Boston MetroSouth’s oldest family jeweler. Founded by Alexander Romm in 1900 on Center Street in Brockton, MA, he came from a European family with roots in the jewelry industry going back to the year 1700. Third generation jeweler, Alexander Romm Rysman, took charge in 1986 and in 1993 moved to a splendid new location at 1280 Belmont Street, adjacent to Route 24.

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Shelle Jewelers

Shelle Jewelers, Inc. opened in 1951 at 5 South Wabash, the center of the jewelry industry in Chicago. The founder was the late Sheldon M. Millman, who dreamed of having a jewelry store where the finest and most knowledgeable master craftsmen worked to create custom designed jewels. And they did.

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Kenneth Edwards Fine Jewelers

Ken and Steffany Shelton brought a fresh perspective to the jewelry business in Little Rock, Arkansas. Steffany’s extensive background in the fashion business along with Ken’s knowledge and experience in the high-end luxury jewelry business made them uniquely qualified to identify jewelry trends and to meet the needs of the new jewelry consumer.

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Merry Richards Jewelers

Merry Richards is a fine, family-owned, independent jewelry retailer founded in 1985 on Chicago’s historic “Jewelers Row.” Over the years the firm expanded from its original Wabash Avenue store into Oak Brook Terrace and Glenview in the Chicago area.

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London Jewelers

London Jewelers had a position in the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in New York and chose to close the store after 10 years of operation and not renew the lease. Based on the long-standing reputation of The Gordon Company, the Udell Family chose Gordon to orchestrate the store closing sale event in the late summer/early fall of 2017.  

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Mednikow Jewelers

Jacob H. Mednikow founded the store by his name in Memphis in 1891.Five generations later, Bob Mednikow and his son, Jay, grew the company significantly and began expansion. When the newly-built Atlanta store experienced a severe downturn in 2008, the Mednikows decided to close the store. They chose The Gordon Company to conduct a fully integrated sale event to maximize results while protecting the Mednikow name because they eventually wanted to reopen the business. The sale event was enormously successful financially and disposed of all aged and unwanted inventory. 

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Charles Schwartz & Son Jewelers

Charles Schwartz & Son, Washington DC’s oldest jeweler, has been in business since 1888. 100 years later the Pastor family purchased the business from the Schwartz family and carried on a name that is arguably the most recognizable and prestigious in the region. Ownership took great pride in safe-guarding its coveted reputation and brand name, but with a drop in business from both stores and a shift in the type of merchandise sold, there was a need to reduce aged and unwanted inventory. President Paul Pastor called on

The Gordon Company to full his objective of eliminating the vast majority of under-performing merchandise and convert it to cash. 

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Lasker Jewlers

Max Lasker opened his jewelry store in Eau Claire, WI in 1928, and it was taken over by his son, Charles, in 1963 when Max passed away. The family also owned a second successful store in Rochester, MN. Charles’ two daughters, Nicole and Liz, sought to honor their father with a retirement sale event at the Eau Claire store. Unfortunately, just prior to the sale beginning, Charles Lasker passed away. But Nicole and Liz pressed on, knowing that their father would be proud to see their customers and the community at large served with a major sale event. And in addition to honoring their dad, they also sought to dispose of hundreds of thousands of dollars of aged and under- performing inventory.

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Bachendorf’s

Bachendorf’s is known as one of America’s finest upscale retail jewelers, but when one of their three stores was under-performing to manage-ment’s expectations, it called for some serious inquiry. Location and changing demographics are often good reasons to close down a store, and this was the case with one of theirs. But the question was how to do it without negatively affecting the other two highly successful stores and without tarnishing the stellar image of the Bachendorf brand. At the same time, management wanted to take full advantage of what a unique sale event could do for the business in disposing of aged and unwanted merchandise that had built up over the years.

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David Gardner

As a first generation fine jeweler in College Station, TX, the home of Texas A&M University, David Gardner and his wife, Julia, built a very successful jewelry business over three decades. But in recent years, they had begun to notice a change in the buying habits of their customers. David, in particular, recognized that, unlike watches (where brands were very strong), the consumer was more frequently asking for custom-made, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces. In order to implement this change, David needed to redefine his business model and build capital by reducing aged inventory levels of both branded and generic jewelry pieces. The vehicle chosen to do this was a carefully designed inventory reduction sale event.

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Benold’s Jewelers

Milton Doolittle wanted to retire, but had no family members to take over his jewelry store. A long-time employee was interested in purchasing the business, but couldn’t come up with the financing to acquire both the business and the inventory. The decision was made to conduct a Retirement Sale to lessen the amount of money that the buyer would have to raise. This allowed Milton to leave with an amount that was necessary to carry on his lifestyle in a manner to which he was accustomed.

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Mann’s Jewelers

Mann’s Jewelers was closing one of their two stores, but realized this would result in twice as much inventory as needed for the remaining store. They sought the advice of The Gordon Company to consider the best way to handle the situation. But when the actual store closing was nixed by mall management, a new theme had to be created and the recommendation was to conduct a customized, one-time inventory liquidation sale. Ultimately, Mann’s just told the public the absolute truth: after consolidating two locations into one, they were going to run a once-in-a-lifetime sale event, with every piece being offered at never-before-seen prices. The Gordon Company was selected to run the event and the results exceeded all sales expectations. 

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Lester Lampert

When a high-end retail jewelry store has never conducted a sale in its 96-year history, there is a natural tendency to question the decision to do so. But Lester Lampert, an iconic brand in the greater Chicago area, believed in The Gordon Company to hold such an event and lauded their performance and results.

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Shreve & Co.

San Francisco’s coveted downtown has been home to Shreve & Co. since March of 1906. And although the earthquake and fire that year couldn’t move Shreve & Co. from its historic building at the corner of Post Street and Grant, the company was essentially forced to leave after a bidding war with a jewelry super-power when its lease expired. Shreve took this as an opportunity to find a bigger store in the same area to better serve the jewelry needs of its long-standing, upscale clientele. Having done successful sales with The Gordon Company in the past, Shreve engaged them yet again, this time to conduct moving sales for both the San Francisco and Palo Alto stores.

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Hamilton Jewelers

Founded in Trenton, New Jersey, Hamilton Jewelers was established in 1912. Irving Siegel, a former errand boy for a similar store, purchased the firm on September 11, 1927 for $15,750 in notes payable to the former owners. He stocked the simplest of items such as silver dresser sets and cigarette lighters to finery ranging from diamonds to pocket watches, all in a small storefront at 122 South Broad Street. Siegel, or “Mr. Irving,” as he was known, began with one other employee – his wife Alice. Together, they built a modest business, working every day through the depression to establish themselves in the community.

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TIVOL Jewelers

TIVOL was founded by Charles Tivol in 1910. The founder’s fine jewelry skills, business abilities, attention to his customers, and relentless focus on high standards, enabled TIVOL to grow throughout the first-half of the 20th Century.

Now, TIVOL is led by the family’s third generation, Cathy Tivol, who joined the business in 1978 along with her son, Hunter Tivol McGrath, joining the company in 2011. In the intervening years, TIVOL added two stores, while receiving numerous honors and awards.

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Zimmer Brothers Jewelers

For their 120th anniversary, Zimmer Brothers wanted to conduct the most spectacular Anniversary Sale in its history. Michael Gordon and his daughter Jocelyn had conducted successful anniversary events every 10 years or so, but this year they had a substantial excess inventory as a result of the economic downturn. They wanted to dispose of a sizable amount of excess goods; The Gordon Company suggested Zimmer conduct a longer sale and sell more product than all previous events.

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R.F. Moeller

Founded in 1952, R.F. Moeller Jeweler was located in Saint Paul-Minneapolis, MN. A guild jewelry business, the company evolved, eventually operating three AGS stores in the Twin-Cities regional area. In the intervening years, management of the business was assumed by the founder’s sons Mark Moeller and later R. F. (Bob) Moeller II.  

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Gleim the Jeweler

Founded during the Great Depression, Gleim the Jeweler was opened in 1931, in Palo Alto, CA. Three generations later, the prestigious jewelry company is still operated as a family business under the leadership of Georgie Gleim. In addition to her leadership as president of Gleim the Jeweler, Georgie Gleim became president of the American Gem Society, and received the coveted Robert M. Shipley Award.

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Jack Lewis Fine Jewelers

Founded in 1927, Jack Lewis Fine Jewelers was as much a part of Bloomington, IL history as was the Chicago-Alton Railroad Company, the company’s first client. Then, founder Jack Lewis was a “technical watchmaker”, serving railroad executives and conductors as well as Bloomington’s affluent clientele who eventually became the emerging fine jeweler’s core customers. Later, the Jack Lewis brand would become synonymous for skilled jewelers and quality diamonds earning the company membership in the American Gem Society (AGS).

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Frederic Goodman Jewelers

Rowland D. Goodman establishes his jewelry store in Newark, New Jersey in 1932. Goodman’s guiding principles of treating customers with loyalty and respect became hallmarks of his service to the community. This led to opening more stores in New Jersey and New York City and fostered prosperity for the firm.

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